On Our Shelf : : Ice Cream
These late-spring, early-summer months are a time of change – a shift is felt in us all as our part of the …
Little Library | a 10-min Project
There’s a reason they say the days are long, but the years are short. Somehow here lately the days have been l.o.n.g. …
Story Stones – In the Shop!
We’ve been thinking for many months about how to bring our individual creative outlets – Andrea as a painter and myself a …
Tell Me a Story…
It’s such a simple request – “tell me a story” – yet finding the right words isn’t always easy. Sometimes you need …
Mini-Mag #3 : : Story Shells
Our mini-magazines are designed to be a fun peek into what our full-size magazines are like – an easy way to see …
How to Tell a Story
Today we are so, so glad to have David Sewell McCann of Sparkle Stories, here talking about trusting in your inner voice …
Living Your Legacy
“My Mama had a dancing heart and she shared that heart with me.” Libba Moore Gray Every time I read My Mama Had …
On Our Shelf : : Apple
All of a sudden our weekly library trips have changed. Both of my little guys have treasures they’re looking for …
On Our Shelf : : Once A Mouse . . .
Quite some time ago, I made a life list. A long, long life list filled with goals and hopes and dreams big …
On Our Shelf : : Extra Yarn
If you have Winter Cozy, you’ve seen this beautiful book in the reading list and Reading Connections in the simple sewing leggings …
Creative Time : : 10 Minute Shadowbox
Living the creative life you would like your children to mirror – it’s tough. It seems that time has a way of …
Creative Tools : : Make a Mark
Remember Vashti? Remember how much trouble she had making her mark? To really get started living your creative life you need a …
The Dot : : Making Your Own Mark
Today I want to introduce you to Vashti. Vashti is the main character in the book The Dot by Peter Reynolds. At the …
Making Art : : Watercolor Snowscapes
With the hustle and bustle of the holidays being over, many of us are now looking at a long winter stretching out …
On Our Shelf : : The Bear Who Shared
This simple, beautifully-illustrated story is a perfect compliment to the current holiday season. If your household is anything like mine, things get …
Simple & Travel-Ready : : Activites for Little Ones
Whether you are driving, flying or taking a train, travel with little ones will factor into many-a-holiday-plan this year. We are still …
On Our Shelf : : Jack’s Christmas
For many, the holidays mean travel – going on an adventure to visit with loved ones, often facing some unforeseen obstacles along …
Thankful for A Time to Read
As we’ve moved through this month of gratitude, I keep finding more and more things that I am grateful for. I think …
Roundup : : 20 Family Activities
Here in the United States it is the week of Thanksgiving, when many gather with family and reflect on things they are …
On Our Shelf : : The Giving Tree
When we choose books to review, we try to help expose you, our readers, to titles that may be new to you …